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Our Churches Taking Part in the Ride+Stride 2023
This year’s Ride+Stride event took place on 9 September, on a wonderfully sunny day! A number of churches in our diocese took part, whether that involved opening their doors...
Christians in Hedge End Organise ‘Make Polluters Pay’ March
On Saturday 23rd September, 50 Christians from local churches took part in a protest, starting with an act of prayer and worship at St Luke’s Church on Grange Park,...
Stories and Images from the New School Term
The new academic year has begun and our 152 Church of England schools in the diocese have returned to their places of learning. Bishop Debbie had the pleasure of...
Q&A with Bishop Philip Mounstephen
As Bishop Philip prepares to join the diocese as the next Bishop of Winchester, we spoke to him about his background and experience, and his hopes and prayers for...
Church Launches Young People’s Mental Health Drop-in
On 14 September, The Pillar (a mental health initiative for young people held at St Wins Church, Totton) will launch its flagship programme The Space, a weekly after-school drop-in...
EDGE+ Summer Fun – Showing the Community God’s Love in Challenging Times
EDGE+ is a missional community linked to Ascension Church and working in partnership with the Church Army, located in the Townhill Park estate in Southampton. EDGE+ has been going...
Bishop Philip Mounstephen Elected by College of Canons at Winchester Cathedral
On Tuesday 12th September, the 98th Bishop of Winchester, Philip Mounstephen, was ‘elected’ by the College of Canons at Winchester Cathedral in a ceremony that is steeped in history...
PRESS RELEASE: Bishop-led Delegation from the Diocese of Winchester Revitalises Link with Burundi
Bishop Debbie Sellin (the Bishop of Southampton and the Acting Bishop of Winchester) and a team from Winchester Diocese have just returned from Burundi, a country with which the...
“Friends from Long Ago”: Burundi-Winchester Link Revitalised by Diocesan Visit
Bishop Debbie and a team from Winchester Diocese recently travelled to Burundi, a country with which we have a longstanding ‘companion link’ dating back to the 1970s. In the...